Sermons, Chiefly on Particular Occasions, Volume 1George Ramsay & Company, 1814 - 483 pages |
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... thren , of a still more solemn kind , which must naturally have occurred to us all . Of the period of which we have seen the beginning , none of us can see the end . Long ere the century closes , all of us , young or old , rich or poor ...
... thren , of a still more solemn kind , which must naturally have occurred to us all . Of the period of which we have seen the beginning , none of us can see the end . Long ere the century closes , all of us , young or old , rich or poor ...
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... thren , that it is but the yearly workman- ship of God ! In the many thousand years that have passed since the begin- ning of time , the same season has annu- ally been renewed ; and the eyes of our fathers , and the old time before ...
... thren , that it is but the yearly workman- ship of God ! In the many thousand years that have passed since the begin- ning of time , the same season has annu- ally been renewed ; and the eyes of our fathers , and the old time before ...
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... thren , when our minds are scarcely re- covered from the memory of former hard- ships , I cannot pray that such seasons may never return , -I pray , on the contra- ry , that the will of God " may be done " in earth , as it is in Heaven ...
... thren , when our minds are scarcely re- covered from the memory of former hard- ships , I cannot pray that such seasons may never return , -I pray , on the contra- ry , that the will of God " may be done " in earth , as it is in Heaven ...
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... of the duties which there meet us , that we of fer to Him the noblest proof of our faith , and the most acceptable sacrifice of our obedience . Whenever you return , then , my bre- thren , AFFORDED BY THE GOSPEL . 123.
... of the duties which there meet us , that we of fer to Him the noblest proof of our faith , and the most acceptable sacrifice of our obedience . Whenever you return , then , my bre- thren , AFFORDED BY THE GOSPEL . 123.
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Archibald Alison. Whenever you return , then , my bre- thren , from the services of religion to the privacy of your homes , return with the sublime expression of the prophet of old , upon your minds : " How sacred is this " place ! " it ...
Archibald Alison. Whenever you return , then , my bre- thren , from the services of religion to the privacy of your homes , return with the sublime expression of the prophet of old , upon your minds : " How sacred is this " place ! " it ...
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Page 307 - Heaven. He answered, and said unto " them, when it is evening ye say it will «* be fair weather, for the sky is red, and ** in the morning it will be foul weather " to-day, for the sky is red and lowering. ** O ye hypocrites! ye can discern the '* face of the sky, but can ye not discern
Page 202 - me, then it blessed me, and when the " eye saw me, it gave witness unto me. I " delivered the poor and the fatherless, " and him that had none to help him. " The blessing of him that was ready to " perish came upon me, and I caused " the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 171 - I —She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are
Page xii - She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and
Page 380 - And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth ;—And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man or his parents, that he was born blind ?—Jesus answered, neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents : but that the works
Page 15 - saying, I am Alpha and Omega,, the " First and the Last. And I turned to the " voice that spake with me, and I saw " one like unto the Son of Man, clothed " with a garment down to the foot, and
Page 149 - —She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are,
Page 458 - MATTHEW, xvii. 4. ** Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias
Page xv - man which was blind from his birth ; —And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man or his parents, that he was born blind ? Jesus answered, neither hath this man sin. ned, nor his parents : but that the works
Page xiii - She is more precious than rubies, and all the things ihou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and